Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 56C.006 · Chapter 56C. LANDOWNER COMPENSATION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
PAYER OF LAST RESORT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The program established under Article 56C.003 is a payer of last resort for damage described by that article.
(b) The attorney general may not award compensation to an applicant under Article 56C.003 if the attorney general determines that the applicant:
(1) is eligible for reimbursement from another source, including under an insurance contract or a state, local, or federal program; and
(2) failed to seek reimbursement from the source described by Subdivision (1).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 350 (S.B. 1133), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (S.B. 2601), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.56C.htm
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